2011-02-22
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quote 05:52:00
“ Mr Cameron said: “Britain has a range of strong defence relationships with countries in the region. “I seem to remember we spent a lot of effort and indeed life in defending and helping to defend Kuwait, so the idea that Britain should not have defence relationships with some of these countries I don’t understand. It is quite right that we do. We have some of the toughest rules on export licences and exports of arms anywhere in the world. Everything has to meet those rules.”The Foreign Office has revoked a series of export licences to Bahrain and Libya covering tear gas and gun components. ”
David Cameron in Kuwait to promote reform message, from BBC News. Sentences reordered for maximum irony.
